Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Ricky Hatton is shaking his head at Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who recently made very critical comments on Ben Davison, who is the head trainer for Tyson Fury. Roach, Hatton and Davison were all working Fury's corner on December 1, when the massive heavyweight challenged WBC world champion Deontay Wilder at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Heavyweight title challenger Dominic Breazeale is baffled by his fourth-ranked position behind Dillian Whyte, Tyson Fury and Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz in the chase for Deontay Wilder’s WBC crown. So on Saturday, the man nicknamed “Trouble” (19-1, 17 KOs) plans to violently release his frustrations upon Carlos Negron (20-1, 16 KOs) of Puerto Rico at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on FOX (8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT).
Hall of Famer and Showtime boxing broadcaster Steve Farhood is not exactly in agreement with Tyson Fury's claim of being the lineal champion of the weight class. Back in November of 2015, Fury outboxed Wladimir Klitschko to capture the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO world titles.
Anthony Joshua was ringside on Saturday at New York’s Madison Square Garden as Canelo Alvarez’s four-knockdown, third-round KO dethroned his English countryman Rocky Fielding as WBA “regular” super middleweight champion, earning Alvarez’s third crown in as many divisions while retaining his pair of middleweight titles.
THE president of the WBC Mauricio Sulaiman said he will wait to see what happens in the heavyweight fights on December 22 before making a decision on challengers, mandatory statuses and unification contests. Next Saturday, Dominic Breazeale (WBC No. 1) meets Carlos Negron in Brooklyn while in London Dillian Whyte (WBC No. 2) collides with old foe Dereck Chisora.
Billy Joe Saunders thanked Tyson Fury for putting him "back on the right track" after a difficult 2018. In October, Saunders was denied a licence to defend his WBO middleweight title against Demetrius Andrade by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (MSAC) due to an adverse analytical finding in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Anthony Joshua did an interview where he challenged Deontay Wilder to fight him at Wembley Stadium in London on April 13. The IBO, WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion had to watch on as WBC holder Wilder and Tyson Fury fought out a thrilling draw in Los Angeles a fortnight ago.
According to WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, he's eager to get in the ring with WBC champion Deontay Wilder. Joshua is scheduled to return to the ring on April 13th at Wembley Stadium in London. But Wilder is more interested in a rematch with Tyson Fury in the first half of 2019.
Showtime boxing commentator Steve Farhood, who also works as the network's unofficial score keeper, felt Tyson Fury did more than enough to earn a twelve round decision win over WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. The contest, which took place earlier this month, ended in a controversial twelve round split draw at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Former unified two division champion Bernard Hopkins strongly believes that Deontay Wilder did more than enough to retain his WBC world title earlier this month, when he fought to a controversial twelve round split draw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Wilder was the winner one scorecard, with a tally of 115-111. Fury came up the winner on another, with a score of 114-112. And the final card came down at 113-113.